Sunlight spills through the screen door dust motes dance like old ghosts Your coffee mug still rings the counter where your elbow used to rest most I trace the crack in the linoleum the one you said ran like a river Every step I take your shadow's right there a silent steady deliverer Like breathing in the air when the morning breaks free Loving you is second nature to me A habit I'll never break not now not ever not for eternity Your favorite song hums from the radio and I swear I hear you sing The porch swing creaks with the weight of memories ones I can't put down Your laugh's in the wind that rustles the oak turning my world around A habit I'll never break not now not ever not for eternity I've tried to erase the footprints you left on my soul Tried to fill the empty spaces with a hundred different roles But every time I close my eyes I see your face clear as day Loving you's not something I choose it's just the way I'm made